#romance

When it comes to sexuality, romantic love plays a large part in feminine sexual scripts. Research suggests that women make sense of sexual encounters in terms of the amount of intimacy experienced; love becomes a rationale for sex. If i am in love, women often reason, sex is okay. Men more easily accept sex for its own sake, with no emotional strings necessarily attached. In this way, sexual scripts for men have involved more of an instrumental (sex for its own sake) approach, whereas for women it tends to be more expressive (sex involving emotional attachments). There is evidence to suggest that women are moving in the direction of sex as an end in itself without the normative constraints of an emotional relationship. By and large, however, women are still more likely than men to engage in sex as an act of love. Many scholars suggest that romance is one of the key ways that sexism is maintained in society. ↗

— Susan Shaw

#romance #sexuality #love

I guess he’s there, deep in my subconscious, shooing other men away, keeping me single and alone." -Bouquet Toss ↗

— Melissa Brown

#men

Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. “If you’re implying that I’m spoiled, I assure you that I am not.” “You should be.” His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought hers again. There was a note in his voice that gently robbed her of breath. “You could do with a bit of spoiling. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#romance #historical

Exageras tudo e, por certo, cometes pelo menos o erro de aceitar o suicídio, que é do que estamos falando agora, como se fosse uma grande ação, quando não é nada mais do que simplesmente fraqueza. Pois, para ser sincero, é mais fácil morrer do que suportar com firmeza uma vida de tormentos. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#romance #sadness #suicide #inspirational

Love happens in the strangest places at the strangest times. ↗

— Andrew Sturm

#kirkwood #love #project #romance #inspirational

He never even thought of tenderness and emotion; his considerations about Durham remained cold. Durham didn't dislike him, he was sure. That was all he wanted. One thing at a time. He didn't so much as have hopes, for hope distracts, and he had a great deal to see to. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#gay-romance #hope #love #patience #love

Qualquer jardim regado a dois é mais florido. ↗

— Fabiane Ribeiro livro "A Gente Ama A Gente Sonha"

#love-story #romance #inspirational

If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick you ↗

— Rick Riordan

#love-story-story #romance #inspirational

Stand for the Right" that "Wrong might take a Seat ↗

— Leona W. Smith

#historical-novel #inspirational #inspirational

To love someone so deeply is to risk losing yourself forever. Once I admitted my feelings to him, there was no going back—no hope to ever make my heart complete without him ↗

— J.C. Reed

#love #romance #story #inspirational